Category: Hiring
Recent Case Highlights Need for Employers to Strictly Comply with Background Check Rules
A California Court of Appeal recently ruled that job applicants and employees can recover a statutory sum when an employer violates California’s background check rules…
2027 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Opens March 4
The fiscal year 2027 H-1B cap initial registration period will open at 12 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, and run through 12 p.m. (EST)…
H-1B Visa Updates: New Selection Rules, $100k Fee Withstands Legal Challenge
On December 23, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it was amending regulations governing the H-1B visa selection process, moving from a…
Who Is a Volunteer? Best Practices for Adult, Minor Volunteers
We are a nonprofit organization and have an on-site library staffed by volunteers. We want to invite youth/minors to volunteer for these roles as well….
Los Angeles County Makes Right of Recall, Retention Protections Permanent
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently adopted an ordinance, effective November 6, 2025, permanently extending the county’s COVID-19 Right of Recall and COVID-19…
New H-1B Visa Fee Faces Legal Challenges
Two lawsuits were recently filed challenging the new $100,000 fee for H-1B visa petitions. As previously reported, on September 19, 2025, President Trump issued a…
New $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas
H-1B visas have been in the news this last week, beginning with a Presidential Proclamation creating a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visa petitions, as…
Pending Automated Decision-Making Systems (ADS) Legislation, Regulations
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber General Counsel, Labor and Employment Bianca Saad and CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss recent California regulations…
What to Do When Pre-Job Test Shows Rehab Prescription Drug Use
We made a conditional offer of employment to an applicant subject to a pre-employment drug test. His test came back positive for Suboxone. He has…
How Privacy Agency’s Proposed AI Regulations Would Affect California Businesses
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Covington & Burling LLP Partner Lindsey Tonsager and Covington & Burling LLP…
